Invisible suspenders



June 2, 1925.

'J. J. FI NK I NVISIB LE SUSPENDERS Filed Au 19. 1924 mvzu-roh John c]. Fink ATTORNEY MALL.

Patented June 2, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOHN J. FINK, or LODI, CALIFORNIA.

INVISIBLE SU SPENDERS.

Application filed August 19, 1924. Serial No. 732,902.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN J. FINK, a c1tizen of the United States, residing at Loch,

county of San Joaquin, State of California, I

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Invisible Suspenders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the. characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application. r t

This invention relates to improvements in suspenders for men and boys, and particularly to atype especially intended to be worn under the shirt of the wearer,and to be attached to the ordinary trouser buttons through and in connection with the shirt.

The principal object of my invention is to provide suspenders for the above named purpose so constructed that the'trousers: will be supported at substantially evenly spaced points about the waist line, thereby preventing an unsightly sagging of the trousers at front or back. I

A further object is to arrange the suspenders so that when disconnected from the trousers, they will not tend to slip down the back of the wearer as do suspenders of the ordinary form. My suspenders are also so arranged that perfect ease of movement of the body of the wearer may be had, and in a short time he will be unconscious of the presence of the suspenders. My device is also very easily attached or detached, with out any contortions on the part of the wearer while doing so being necessary.

While my suspenders are particularly intended for use under the shirt, they may be used outside the same if desired, and with out any change being required.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purpose for which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my suspenders as in service, and applied to a man and his garments.

r Fig. 2 is a side view of one of the buttonconnecting units of the suspenders.

Fig. 3 is afragmentary section of a trousers and shirt, showing one of the suspender fasteners in connection with the garments and a trousers button.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, the numerals 1 and 2 denote the main straps of the suspenders, of any suitable material, and crossed intermediate their ends. The crossing portions may be rigidly fixed together, or may have limited sliding movement relative to each other, as may be desired. Suitable lengthening and shortening means for the straps, of any suitable character,is also provided as in customary.

The straps pass over and are supported from the shoulders of the wearer, the crossed portions being at the back.

The front portions of the straps 1 and 2 depend substantially parallel to each other to the sides of the chest of the wearer, the rear portion of the strap 1 terminating at the'back of the wearer in substantial fore and aft alinement with the lower end of the front portion of the strap 2, while the rear 7 portion of the strap 2 is correspondingly disposed relative to the front end ofthe strap 1.

Hook members 3 are fastened to amide pend from the lower ends of the straps, the hooks on each corresponding pair of strap ends having slidable connection with an endless loop 4 of flexible cord or the like, said loop depending from the hooks.

A flexible piece of tape 5 or the like connects the upper and lower runs of the loop 4 between the hooks 3, making the loop assume an oblong form in a horizontal plane, and limiting the horizontal movement of the loop along the hooks. Fixedon and depending from the loop 4 beyond the connection 5 are loop-fasteners 6 of suitable form, of a type adapted to detachably engage the buttons 7 of a trousers 8, and to also enable the shirt 9 to be folded about the buttons and secured thereto by said fasteners.

It will therefore be seen that four buttonfastening means are provided, and the trousers are therefore supported at four points.

Each pair of fasteners 6 is so spaced that the four points of support are practically evenly spaced about the top of the trousers, and the buttons, if not already so, are preferably relocated so that they. also are evenly: spaced about the trousers in alinement with the positions of the fasteners when the latter are hanging free.

In operation, with the straps disposed .on the body of the wearer as previously set forth, it will be seen that the loops pass about the sides of the wearer a certain distance below and; substantially in vertical; alinement with. the arm .piits. Therefore even if the fasteners 6 aredisconnected om the buttons, the straps cannot slidevery far down the back of the; wearer since such movement would; be llll'llteCljby theloops. 4:-

coming in contact with the armpits-of thev Even if such a position of the wearer. suspenders should be had, the forward fasteners 6 would still be within easy reach: of the wearer.

The ends of the straps being diagonally and oppositely disposed relative to each other, and thedifi'erent hooks 3 having slidable connection with. the flexible loops 41,. the strain on the trousers is equally distributed and counter-balanced, andrthe wearer may bend one way: or the other with perfect freedom, and without any. uneven pullingstrain being placed on the suspenders or buttons at any. point.

It is to be noted; that do not makeany claim to the form of straps, hooks or fasteners in themselves, but to the arrangement of these parts in. such a. manner-that. the above .recitedadvantages are obtained.

From the foregoing description: it. will be readily seen that I have produced sucl'ra device as substantially fulfills. the objectsuofl the invention asset forth iherein.

lVhile this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deniations from such detail maybe resorted to as' do not form a departure fromzthe spiritnof the invention, as defined by the appended claims. 7

secured to andextending between the upper and lower runs of each loop between the hooks, whereby to; prevent approach of thestraps, together and, ,hold the upper and lowerruns of the loop. between. the IliOlllbGLS ndefin tely spaced relation, and. button. en-

gaging-,inembers depending, from said lower runsionly on both sides ofthe connection.

2.. A suspenders.includ nga palrvof straps crossing each other intermediate their ends,

hooks depending from the ends of the straps, flexible endless loops disposed in. a.

vertical plane andionly on the upper runs of which the adjacent hooks of opposite straps are slidably supported, and a pair of button engaging membersfixed in spaced relation only on the lower run of each loopsubstantially in normal, vertical alinement with the corresponding hooks; said lower run extending substantially horizontally between the button. engagingmembers to form 21% direct connection tlierelcetween. I p

:3. A suspend ersiincluding, a. pair ofstraps crossing eachother intermediate their ends,

hooks depending from theends. of'the straps,

flexible. endlessloops vdisposedi in; a vertical plane and slidably supported by the adjacent hooksof opposite. straps,and,a pair ofbuttonengaging members fixed on the lower run of each. loop, and means between the upper and lower run of the loop for pre venting ,the. 'straprhook-s on. the ,loopfrom tending to approach close to each other when a vertical tension is. exerted on the button engaging members, the; hooks having sliding engagement only. with the upper runsiof. the loops.

In testimony. whereof .1" affix any signature.

JOHN-J. FILNKU 

